Marquez storms to pole in sunny Brno, Pedrosa close on front row

On a sunny and hot second day at Brno, Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez claimed a stunning pole position for tomorrow’s Czech Grand Prix, his fourth this season and the 69th of his career.
Dani Pedrosa was a close third, a mere 0.046” behind Valentino Rossi in second and just 0.138” off his teammate.

Both Marc and Dani had already displayed a fast pace in the FP3 session, taking P1 and P2 respectively despite suffering a crash each in the early stages, Marc going down at turn 10 because of an oil spill from another rider’s bike and Dani sliding out at turn 8 while pushing hard.

With the weather forecast a bit uncertain for tomorrow’s 2 p.m. race start, both Marc and Dani are confident that they’ll be ready no matter the conditions.

Marc Marquez

Pole Position1'54.981

“I’m very happy with today because I knew that making the pole would be tough, as I normally struggle at this track, but I tried for it anyway. The test we did here was useful. I felt good already with the first tyre, even if I nearly crashed as I was pushing very hard. I tried to ride smoothly but still brake hard. With the second tyre, I gave it all I had and we got this pole. I’m very, very happy. Tomorrow we’ll see what weather conditions we have, as it looks a bit unstable and not as warm. It will be a long, hard race but we should be able to fight for the podium in either the dry or the wet, so we’re looking forward to it and to enjoying the race.”

Dani Pedrosa

3rd1'55.119

“I’m happy today because qualifying went well. I usually struggle a bit in qualifying but today I did four good laps and I really enjoyed myself, as I was able to ride as I like. I’m just over one tenth off of Marc, which is very positive as he’s very strong on pole; it was a fantastic job from my team. Now I just look forward to tomorrow. We have to wait and see what the weather will be like, as that will be a key for the race along with the tyre choice. It should be cooler, so we must be very to the point with the tyre choice and be ready for whatever situation we have to deal with.”

MotoGP 2017Saturday, August 5th 2017

Qualifying
Round 10
Grand Prix České RepublikyCzech Republic

Qualifying Classification

Sunny

Humidity

36%

Track Temp

48°C

Air Temp

30°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'54.981

2

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.092

3

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.138

4

Dovizioso Andrea

04

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.460

5

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

Honda

0.508

6

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.571

7

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.682

8

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Octo Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.757

9

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Pull&Bear Aspar Team

Ducati

1.046

10

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1.094

11

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.374

12

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1.643

13

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'56.460 Q1

14

Folger Jonas

94

GER

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'56.540 Q1

15

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Marc VDS Racing Team

Honda

1'56.543 Q1

16

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'56.685 Q1

17

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Pull&Bear Aspar Team

Ducati

1'56.786 Q1

18

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1'57.034 Q1

19

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1'57.042 Q1

20

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'57.245 Q1

21

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Marc VDS Racing Team

Honda

1'57.288 Q1

22

Lowes Sam

22

GBR

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'57.465 Q1

23

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Octo Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'57.517 Q1

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Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk. The only venue that has hosted… read more.

Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk. The only venue that has hosted… read more.